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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.05.2012 (43) Date of publication: 10.04.2013 Bulletin 2013/15 (21) Application number: 11787489.1 (22) Date of filing: 27.05.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/168(2006.01) A61B 5/01(2006.01) A61F 2/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/038317 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/150323 (01.12.2011 Gazette 2011/48)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 28.05.2010 US 396436 P (71) Applicant: Shuntcheck, Inc. Bensalem, PA 19020 (US)	(72) Inventors: SWOBODA, Marek Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19121 (US) HOCHMAN, Matias Gabriel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (US) MATTIUCCI, Mark Evan Newtown Square Pennsylvania 19073 (US) FRITZ, Frederick J. Skillman New Jersey 08558 (US) (74) Representative: Hertz, Oliver  v. Bezold & Partner Patentanwälte Akademiestrasse 7 80799 München 80799 München (DE)